internet surveillance

features

website blocks • 5 min read

Egyptian government bypasses ISPs to block access to websites: Telecommunications Ministry source

Mohamed Hamama | The websites block has been carried out through a centralized government decision, according to source

21 June 2017

internet surveillance • 11 min read

24 hours later: What we know about the blocking of Mada Masr’s website

Mohamed Hamama | Where and how we're blocked, whether it could be legal, what the context is, and more

26 May 2017

communications disruptions • 22 min read

Infinite eyes in the network: Government escalates attack on secure communication

There is a history of the state breaching private security, but something new may be coming

10 February 2017

internet surveillance • 11 min read

Egypt’s new cybercrime bill could send you to prison

Mohamed Hamama | Under the newly-drafted cybercrime law you may be punished for a number of things you do online, and

12 October 2016

campus security • 10 min read

From students to judges, no one’s Facebook is safe

Mai Shams El-Din | Mansoura University engineering student Abdallah Azmy was studying for his midterm exam a few weeks ago,

7 April 2016

General Intelligence • 9 min read

Privacy International reveals intelligence unit tasked with acquiring surveillance tools

Lina Attalah and Mohamed Hamama | While Egypt's Technical Research Department works in complete secrecy, Privacy International suggests

24 February 2016

General Intelligence • 14 min read

Monitoring communication: Where will the state’s attempts to control ‘space’ lead?

Mohamed Hamama | On March 20, Google released a statement announcing it had detected a security breach originating from

21 June 2015

Communications and Information Technology Ministry • 9 min read

Egypt’s cyber crime bill

Tom Rollins | Last week, privately owned newspaper Al-Watan reported that the “Revolutionary Punishment” movement

24 May 2015

despair • 46 min read

Who are ‘the people’?

Lina Attalah, Sherene Seikaly, Laila Shereen Sakr, Pascale Ghazaleh and Hoda Elsadda | The last four and a half years of political upheaval and resistance in the Arab world have revealed new

11 February 2015

Opinion

Nashwa Hussein Aly

Why governments should give Twitter a break about ISIS

More than any other tech company, Twitter seems to be under fire from governments around the world —

3 March 2015

Emad Mubarak and Thomas Hughes

Censorship in Egypt: Online and offline

Freedom of expression and Egypt’s revolution Freedom of expression lies at the heart of the changes

30 November 2014

Ahmed Ezzat

‘You are being watched!’ Egypt’s mass Internet surveillance

It seems that the Egyptian government is no longer satisfied with the traditional methods of censorship

29 September 2014

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News

freedom of the press • 6 min read

Belahmar blocked, bringing total number of blocked websites to 127

24 July 2017

internet surveillance • 6 min read

UAE transfers internet surveillance system bought from French company to Egypt: Télérama

5 July 2017

freedom of the press • 4 min read

5 websites offering VPN services added to list of blocked sites in Egypt

12 June 2017

freedom of the press • 4 min read

Update: Number of websites blocked in Egypt reaches 54

11 June 2017

freedom of the press • 4 min read

Representatives of blocked websites announce intent to pursue legal measures

1 June 2017

freedom of the press • 5 min read

Blocked websites to hold press conference Wednesday, file complaint with prosecutor Thursday

31 May 2017

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Cartoons

anti-terrorism law

No likes?

Andeel | Sisi issues a new law to fight terrorism on the internet.Sisi: Still, no likes?

19 August 2015

internet surveillance

Intelligence

Andeel | Sisi: "Hello Ahmed, listen, what does LOL mean?"

5 April 2015

internet surveillance

Cartoon: Can’t or won’t?

Andeel | Caption: US$100 million for internet surveillanceSisi: "I don't want to give you..."

6 June 2014